Birth: January-March 1845 Ponteland, Northumberland, UK
Father: Robert Gills 1806-1881
Mother: Jane James 1806-1885
Christening: Unknown
Marriage: January-March 1869 Sunderland, Durham, UK
Wife: Alice Sarah Marriner 1845-1908
Death: April-June 1925 Gateshead, Durham, UK
Mary Gills [Brown] 1870-1940
Frederick Gills 1874-1930
Thomas Gills (Gilles) 1875-1960
Robert Henry Gills c1879-1946
Isabella Gills 1881-a1901
Alice Gills 1883-1905
One unknown died before 1911
Two entries in FreeBMD for the birth of Robert Gills in January-March 1845 in Castle Ward (25 26 and 261 but only the latter is on the handwritten original).
His sister was born in Earsdon and registered in April-June 1848 in Tynemouth.
In the 1851 census as Robert Gills aged 6, born in Ponteland, Norway (sic - in the index, Northumberland on the original), and living with his parents (Robert and Jane), and three brothers (John, Joseph and Thomas) in Saugh Houses, Belsay, Northumberland.
I cannot locate him or the rest of the family in the 1861 census except for his mother and sister (Jane) and a nephew (Joseph Gills) who were living in Stanton, Northumberland.
Marriage of Robert Gills and Alice Sarah Marriner in FreeBMD in January-March 1869 in Sunderland (10A 359).
His daughter was born on 15 October 1870, registered in October-December 1870 in Gateshead, and baptised on 2 November 1870 in Gateshead.
In the 1871 census as Robert Gills aged 26, born in Alnwick, Northumberland, married, a hay dealer, and boarding with John Gills (aged 32, born in Lesbury, Northumberland and a labourer), his wife (Jane aged 28 and born in Lesbury, Northumberland), their two daughters (Isabella aged 1 and Margaret Ann aged 5, both born in Lesbury, Northumberland) and another boarder (Thomas Gills aged 20 (sic - in the index, 29 on the original), born in Alnwick, Northumberland, married and a hay dealer - his brother?) in Rawlings Yard, Gateshead, Durham. His wife and daughter were living with her widowed father and brother in Burdon, Durham.
His son was registered in January-March 1874 in Newcastle upon Tyne and baptised on 15 March 1874 at St Andrew, Newcastle upon Tyne.
His son was born on 25 April 1875, registered in July-August 1875 in Newcastle upon Tyne and baptised on 15 August 1874 at St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne.
His son was born in the USA circa 1879 from census entries.
In the 1881 census as Robert Gills aged 36, born in Barrickhill, Northumberland, a hay dealer and living with his wife (Alice S), three sons (Frederick, Robert Hy and Thomas) and daughter (Mary) at 348 High Street, Gateshead, Durham. Two other families lived at the same address.
His daughter was registered in April-June 1881 in Gateshead.
His daughter was registered in October-December 1883 in Lanchester.
In the 1891 census as Robert Gills aged 46, born in Berwick, Northumberland, a saddler and employer, and living with his wife (Alice S but stated to be Mary in the index), three sons (Frederick, Robert H and Thomas) and three daughters (Alice, Isabella and Mary (stated to be his wife in the index) in three rooms at 20 Frankfort Street, Gateshead, Durham. His wife is connected with the previous household and named as Alice S Jewett in the index, his daughter Mary is single but stated to be his wife.
In the 1901 census as Robert Gills aged 86 (sic - in the index, original illegible as crossed through), born in Berwick Hill, Northumberland, a saddler working on his own account at home, and living with his wife (Alice S), two sons (Frederick and Robert H) and daughter (Isabella) in four rooms at 8 King James Street, Gateshead, Durham.
His wife died in July-September 1908 in Gateshead.
In the 1911 census as Robert Gills aged 66 years, born in Berwick, Scotland (sic - in the index, Berwick Hill on the original and stated to be English), widowed, seven children, five still alive, two having died (crossed out as he was a widower), a trader (hawker added in another hand) working on his own account and living with his son (Frederick) in two rooms in Caravan, Milvern Street, Gateshead, Durham.
In the 1921 census as Robert Gills aged 76 years 6 months, born in Berwick Hill, Northumberland, widowed, an old age pensioner and living with his son (Frederick) in one room at Bk Wilcan (sic - in the index, Milvern on the original) Street, Gateshead.
Death of Robert Gills in FreeBMD in April-June 1925 aged 79 in Gateshead (10A 1013).
There are thirty six entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Robert Gills.
Ponteland is 9 miles NW of Newcastle upon Tyne, and Saugh Houses, Belsay are on A296 15 miles NW of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Robert Gills was the brother of Jane Gills, mother of Joseph William Clark, husband of Mary Armstrong, mother of Henry Rockett, husband of Doris Grieveson, second cousin once removed of Peter Purves, husband of Isabella Richardson Steele, wife of Robert James Gordon, father of Irene Alice Gordon, wife of George William Barton, brother of Dennis Alfred Barton, my brother-in-law.
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